[David Grant]

I'm trying to accompany my friend on his guitar/vocal album with a shaker. I
never imagined such a simple looking instrument would be so hard to play.
I've put in 8 hours of solid practice and listening back to recordings my
consistency and timing are all over the place.

How long can a pianist of 20 years expect this to take? I don't want to
become a master percussionist, I just want to be able to record a solid
shaker track.